La Milonga Perdida

The Lost Milonga

La Milonga Perdida

The milonga has been lostLa milonga se ha perdido
They can't find itNo la pueden encontrar
Some say they saw itUnos dicen que la vieron
Near San NicolásCerca de San Nicolás

The cowboy GorositoEl resero Gorosito
From the south of PuánSurero del lau de Puán
Claims he saw itAsegura que la ha visto
By the seashorePor la orillita del mar

And there's talk aroundY anda por ahí lo que dice
Of what Don Gabino, the overseer, saysDon Gabino, el mayoral
That he heard it very mournfulQue la sintió muy quejosa
Back in the paternal neighborhoodAllá por la paternal

The milonga has been lostLa milonga se ha perdido
They can't find itNo la pueden encontrar

There's no lack of those who claimNo falta quien asegura
They heard it in a doorwayQue la escucho en un portal
On the lips of a brunetteEn labios de una morena
Adorned with lonelinessAdorno de soledad

The essence of the milongaEl aire de la milonga
Doesn't just disappearNo se pierde así nomás
As long as there's a guitarMientras haya una guitarra
Argentinian or orientalArgentina o oriental

Maybe it has changed a bitTal vez ha cambiado un poco
But it's still the samePero es la misma nomás
Dusk in the pampasAtardecita en la pampa
Night owl in the cityTrasnochada en la ciudad

The milonga has been lostLa milonga se ha perdido
They can't find itNo la pueden encontrar